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Yes I feel terrible.....bummer.

I had two unfortunate deaths in my 125 gal aquarium. One of my 8yr old clowns apperntly got stuck in a cave with a spotted rapheal catfish. It appears like they were trying to occupy the same space and the rapheal locked his pecs in place preventing either of them from escaping. I figure they had be...

angelfish83 wrote:GORGEOUS tank.

I think one of your boesmani's needs to call jenny craig though

This is my jenny craig candidate.

I have hundreds of tiny MTS in my 125gal with clowns. Though I never see mature snails. Is it possible my clowns only eat them when they get a certain size? My clowns are 4-7 inches

His tail is definatly bigger than the others. And he has the tubercles? I am still trying to get some close ups of my other clowns heads to look for tubercles.

Thanks vancmann. I try to provide them with security in hopes that they will show somewhat natural behavior....in the unnatural aquarium environment! I like to think of them as my pets....not just fish.

This is why he is "Big Tail". That's him on the right. "Big Boy" on the left.
This pic is about a year old. They have both gained some girth since then.

My setup is a 125gal. 110watts of 10000K CF lighting hung in the center of the tank. The light is 48inches, the tank is 72 inches. This gives me bright light in the center of the tank and subdued light on the ends, while still providing the intensity to grow java moss, java ferns, anubias and crypts...

This site is fantastic. Thanks again for all the input. Here is a full tank shot with "Big Tail" doing a swim by.

Thanks for the replies! I read the thread....very interesting.

Here is a shot of "Big Tail's" head.

Got the hang of the pic now:

This is "Big Boy", though I dont know if it is in fact a boy.

Hello, I am a new member and have to say thanks for the great site. I currently have 7 clowns that are 8 years old in my 125gal. I purchased 3 myself and housed them in a 55gal community setup for 5 years. The other 4 were bought by a close family member at the same time from a different source and ...

This site has really improved. Thank You.